Searching for Italy: Cinque Terra

Our trip to Italy  is inspired by the Stanley Tucci series, Searching for Italy, in which Stanley (I think he would want me to call him that) visits the twenty regions of Italy in search of the best foods. 

We stay in two regions during our three-week trip to Italy, Piedmont and Puglia. Piedmont is in the northern part of Italy, and Puglia is along the coast in the southern part of Italy.

My sister arranges for a short trip to Cinque Terra while we are in northern Italy. We catch a train in Solero. We are the only passengers.

It is a three-hour train ride. We eat on the train; a meal of freshly-made paninis is included in the price of the ticket. 

We arrive in Monterosso al Mare..and it's just as beautiful as I've imagined. 

We attempt a hike in Monterosso. Whew. It is really, really steep. It is really, really rocky. It is really, really dangerous. 

We decide to walk around the town instead of doing the complete hike. Parts of the walk around town are pretty steep and dangerous, too.

We visit the beach. 

Even though it is September, Cinque Terre is wall-to-wall tourists.

We ride the train and visit all five towns---Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Manorola, Corniglia, and Riomaggiore. 

We eat at Ristorante Marina Piccola in Monterosso al Mare. We eat with a view of the water. 

I have Insalada Mare and my husband tries Tagliatelle Al Pesto. Like every meal we eat in Italy on this trip, the food is amazing.

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